Isaiah 10:4
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Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
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Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down.”
O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle.
And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!
Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood.
They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.